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The real mistake was lying about it
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
I was faced with an ethical dilemma: is honesty always the best policy? And this one had a particularly personal twist: should I lie to protect my husband's job?
My husband Rob and I had been working together for nearly a year and a half. I was responsible for overseeing his work. One day, we got an email from a furious client—Rob had made an error in his work, and I hadn’t noticed it. We had to let our boss know what had happened, but I was sure if I told her it was Rob’s mistake, she would fire him.
Although I have always been an honest person, this time I panicked. Instead of being honest, I told my boss that I made the mistake. Rob went along with this, because he thought I would be in trouble for not discovering the error. He was trying to protect me! My boss was supportive, but I felt guilty about lying to her. I even began to feel ill.
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